It's Wednesday, and time to answer some questions about the upcoming DLC for Crusader Kings II; Legacy of Rome. The focus of this mini-expansion is going to be the Byzantine Empire and the Orthodox church. First off, in order to clear up any confusion from the original announcement, it's a bit smaller in scope than the Sword of Islam so the price is set at $5.99. While I say it's smaller in scope, if you include all the stuff we're adding for free in the accompanying patch (v1.07) it's probably about the same size as SoI and v1.06.

So, let's take a look at what's in the DLC and what's in patch 1.07...

LEGACY OF ROME DLC

• Retinue system. If you don't have the DLC, you won't see the new interface and you cannot hire retinues (and neither will the AI.) The technology that controls the max size of your retinue and relative decrease of normal levy sizes simply does not have this effect without the DLC.
• Orthodox Councillor models
• Major Decisions for the Byzantine Empire
• Byzantine Events

Oh, and we're taking another tack with the DLC this around - if you don't own the DLC, the AI won't be using the new mechanics or events either. Also, from now on in multiplayer mode, the host will control which DLCs are active.

PATCH 1.07

• Faction system. Replaces many existing plots and normal revolt mechanics with factions.
• Personal Improvement Ambitions
• Orthodox Patriarch system
• Have both a Plot and an Ambition at the same time
• Revised levy raising. (You raise a single, large levy from each direct vassal. The opinions of vassals of vassals are irrelevant.)
• Leader Focus on Combat
• More Cultural Buildings
• Improved AI
• Bug fixes (of course)

I will talk about all these features in detail in upcoming dev diaries, but for now, that's all!

 

[Veldmaarschalk]

That's fine (I don't know much about medieval Serbia at all) but I just found it odd that he was a Catholic whilst his kids were Orthodox. I wasn't sure if he'd converted in-game or what.

Serbian rulers (and several other Balkan rulers as well) loved to use the the animosity between the Pope and the Byzantine emperor/patriarch for their own benefit. Which sometimes made them claim to be a true and faithfull follower of the Pope (and therefor catholic) and other times they were acting as orthodox. Their religion was often more a political choice then a religious one.

 

[Voy]

Serbian rulers (and several other Balkan rulers as well) loved to use the the animosity between the Pope and the Byzantine emperor/patriarch for their own benefit. Which sometimes made them claim to be a true and faithfull follower of the Pope (and therefor catholic) and other times they were acting as orthodox. Their religion was often more a political choice then a religious one.

If only that was possible in game...

 

[momo2010]

good!